Buckhead 4th Of July 2017: Peachtree Road Race To Draw 60K

ATLANTA, GA -- The fireworks may be gone, but the fun will still be there in Buckhead for the 4th of July. More than 60,000 people are still expected to take part in the AJC Peachtree Road Race, an annual Independence Day tradition. More than triple that amount are expected to cheer them on.

Runners will take off on the race's 10-kilometer route from Peachtree Road at Lenox Square to Piedmont Park in Midtown. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Buckhead Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

The weather on the Fourth will be nice and hot: 92 degrees with a 20 percent chance of rain. By the evening, temps will fall to a pleasant 72 degrees, just in time for the fireworks.

As for the firecrackers and Roman candles in the heart of the city's richest ZIP code, the festivities will move a little farther south. In May, the mall announced that it was ending its annual “Lenox Square’s Legendary Fourth of July” event. The mall said that it would be partnering with Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta on a new 4th of July celebration. Although no details were shared, attendees can expect the skies to be illuminated with firework displays.

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Centennial Olympic Park will kick off its 4th of July Celebration at 6 p.m. The fireworks synchronized to music begin about 9:40 p.m. Gates will close once the park is full, so arrive early. Free.

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